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Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
£125
London, Macmillan, 1961.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue/green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d.
“Safety does not come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first. Follow me.” A first edition of Muriel Spark’s most famous novel.
In stock
Minor rubbing and marking to cloth; jacket a little chipped at corners and spine ends.
Jacket artwork by Victor Reinganum.
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